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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
AS the Spirit Wings Its Flight.

At a recent meeting of the Academy
of Sciences, NJ. Hayem, of the Medical
School, read paper on the phenom
ena noticed in the head of an animal
after decapitation, with or without,
TRANSMISSION of fresh blood. As soor
as the head is separated from the
body the eyes move convulsively, an6
a look of wonder and anxiety isnotic
able on the face. The jaws separate
with force, and the tongue seems tc
be in a tetanic state. There appears
to be some consciousness of what is
going on, but this does not last NOR.
than three or four seconds. If prepa
rations have previously beenmade sc
that the head after separation con
tinues to receive a fresh supply o
blood, the voluntary manifestations
persist as long as the blood supply II
sutticient-that is for half an hour OF
so. When blood supply is furnishet
after the head has become entirely
motionless, the phenomena are as fol
lows: Some contractions, very veal
and feeble, take place especially in tn.
muscles of the lips; then some respira
tory efforts; reflex actions of the eye
first weak, then well marked, but thu
eyelids remain dropping; the senses
are quite asleep, and no will is mani
tested,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
AsAU1oaRArH.

''Sincere1y yours" and just beneath
Your name. The thought then came to me
Sweet as the first white roses breath,
II have friend, q friend in thee"
II this be true, and true it 10,
For thou art truth tbyself 90 true,
need no moro to make my bliss
Az pure az heavens ethereal blue.
Why should l care for wealth or fame?
Poor bubbles these Of empty air;
From all I turn to thy dear name,
And find enduring substance there.
The world may pass and heed me not,
Its sweetest smiles to others lend;
Ny solace 10 this cheering thought
Yes, this alone, thou art my friend.
G. w. CROFrs.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

The Interstate commerce law prom.
Uses to inflict one of it's heaviest blows
upon the Standard Oil Company. Sec.
ton 2 OF that law provides that the
granting ofspecialrates, rebates, draw.
backs, or the act of receiving by any a
greater or less compensation from one
person than is demanded from anoth.
er for substantially like service, shall
be deemed to be unjust discrimina.
tions, which the bill prohibits and
makes unlawful; and the third section
declares it unlawful to give any undue
preference or advantage to airy par.
ticular person or description OF traffic.
The Standard monopoly has long prof.
tied by both OF the abuses prohibited
in these clauses. Treasurer Cassel Of
the Pennsylvania testified on one oc.
casion that the rebates allowed to the
Standard Company amounted to over
$4,000, 900 within 18 months. That
would be at Q rate Of So, ZOO, 900 a
year. .:.<,-,.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Iowa has just completed a hand
some new capitol at cost within the
original appropriation. Michigan a
year or two ago finished building on
which less than $4,000, 900 was spent.
Connecticut has at Hartford one oil
the most beautiful state houses in the
world, which was built for less than
SIS, 100000. New York has spent
$1s,O00,O0O on the stone-heap in Al.
bany. and all it has to show 70,
it is a mountain of granite likely to
tumble down at any time. A report
OF an expert is just published in which
it is stated that if the halls OF lesis.
lation are not Immediately cared for
there may be loss of hundreds OF
lives,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

The Legislature of Maine, which re.
Gently adjourned, adopted a resolu.
ton to submit a constitutional amend
ment to the people re-establishing
annual sessions OF the Legislature.
The Bangor Commercial lind thinks
that there is no occasion for annual
sessions and that nobody wants
them outside OF members and pro.
spective members and those people in
Augusta who look to the Legislature
for a livelihood" The Portland Ad.
vertiser (Rep.) takes a similar view,
and exclaims: "Heaven forbid! Once
in two years is often enough for such
eccentric legislation as we have had
this winter"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

On March LIST the total amount OF
three per cents not paid or called was
only 500, 100000. It's estimated that
tho revenues of the last four months
OF this fiscal year, March to June in
elusive, will be $3.50, 900, 900, and the
total expenditure sos, 100000. This
will leave SIS, 900, 900 for the redemp.
ton OF bonds. and the prospect
is that the three per cents outstand.
ing on July 1st will not amount tc
over $14,OOO,0O0. By October LIST
this remnant will have been paid of,
and the government, unless relieved,
will go on accommodating about five
millions a month, or, perheps more.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Mrs. Helen Gongas, in addressing
the womenV Kansas who are to vote
in the municipal elections, finds it nee.
essary to remind her sex that they
will be obliged to give their names, and
says: do not give your husbands
name or your pet name." No Lizzies,
Susies, Minnies and NAMES can ever
vote straight ticket, nor a crooked
one, either, for that matter.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

The Supreme Court of California
has decided what constitutes legal
marriage in the eye OF the law in the
case OF the estate of Andre Briswaiter.
The decision states that marriage
to be legal must be made public and
the parties must live together as hus.
band and wife in the face OF their
neighbore,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Judge Cooley Of Michigan gives up a
t25, 900 position as receiver of the
Wabash road to take the chairman.
ship OF the Interstate commission
which pays only $1,000. Such self
sacrifice as this, for poor man, as
Mr.. Cooley is, requires patriotism and
public spirit OF a pretty exalted kind.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Suit was brought in New York not
long ago by q gentleman who, while at.
tending a ase-ball game, was "knocked
out" by a stray ball. He sued the
managers OF the grounds: alleging their
obligation to keep screens in front o.
the stand. The Court has just decided
against HIM. People who attend base.
ball games must furnish their own
armor If they would secure against
stray balls.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

The Navy Department may we'll feel
great relief in finding that the heaviest
guns required for any vessel OF the
navy now authorized, and also the
thickest plates contemplated either
Tor the new armored cruisers or for
the double-turret monitors, can be
had in this country. An additional
source of qualification is that these
armor plates and gun forgings can
be furnished in d shorter time than
had been thought possible.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
Tho Dauntless Ono Day Behind tho Corouet.

A Queenstown, Ireland, dispatch of Mon.
day the 28th says: The Dauntless passed
old head OF Kinsale At 3:15 O'Clock thia
afternoon. The wind was blowing from
the northwest, and was light. The tug
Flying Irishman left Queenstown with press
correspondents to meet the Dauntless and
accompany her to Roche Point. The of.
ficers Of the Coronet and other yatchmen
are greatly pleased with the result of the
race, and say it has served to show ad-
inirable qualities in both yachts. Con.
sidering the differences in the tonnage and
length OF the two, and the extraordinary
heavy weather which prevailed during the
voyage, the Dauntless is thought to have
done as we'll as her competitor. The of.
ficers and friends OF both yachts will be
entertained by the members OF tho Royal
Cork Yacht club.
The Dauntless crossed the finishing line
at 6:45 o'clock. Her actual time on pas
sage was 16 days, hour, 43 minutes and
Ii seconds. She has been towed into tho
harbor, and is now safely at anchor. All
on board are we'll, and the yacht is in as
good shape as when she left Owls Head,
nothing having been carried away. She
experienced about the same weather as the
Coronet.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Some philanthropical person h as
been down to Florida and visited the
Apaches confined in Fort Marion, St,
Augustine. isvery greatly distress.
ed because the Indians are not so ten.
derly treated as they should be. The
savages are not furnished with all the
latest and most expensive luxuries in
tho way OF food and raiment, we pre-.
sumo, but that they are badly mis-.
treated there is no reason to believe,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
How Railroads are Built in tho Northwest.

! special dispatch from DEVILS Lake,
Dakota, gives the following interesting
account of the mammoth railroad opera.
| lions westward from that place:
! Nothing in railroad building heretofore
| in the Northwest has approached the rapid
Manitoba company is sending forward ma
terial for the construction of the Montana
line. For the past three months there
have gone through this place daily, on
an average, IT'S cars laden with all
| sorts OF construction material.
At Minot, the present terminus OF tho
track 1877 miles West OF Devils Lake. the
company has laid something like ten miles
OF sidings to receive this material, and
along both sides OF these numerous tracks
are piled great quantities of ties. bridge
material, piles and thousands OF the best
quality OF steel rails. Said an old rail.
road contractor, after visiting Minot:
lis is worth a days travel to
see these mountains OF costly ma
terial." And still it goes forward in in.
creasing quantities. For the past twenty
Tour hours the trains have averaged one in
every two hours. And it is estimated that
it will require two hundred cars daily the
entire summer OF this material to be sent
forward that there may be no delay in the
building OF this great line of road. All en-
gines do not wait at the terminus for the un.
loading OF trains, but hasten back for more
cars, and it is not an uncommon sight to
see ten OF these monster iron horses on
their return, with q single caboose car at
tached to each, speeding along the track
only a lew hundred yards apart. In all
this gigantic work there is no confusion,
not an accident of any kind has occurred,
all material is separated and placed where
it can be reloaded and handled at
the minimum cost. The roadbed for
a hundred miles west OF Minot
is ready for the rails, and all bridges
Zone OF which is 300 feet long, and water
tanks are completed for distance of 35
miles beyond that point. Tracklaying will
begin in few days, and grading as soon as
the frost is out OF the ground sufficiently
for that work. Several engineer corps are
already in the field many miles in advance
OF last years work making ready for the
army OF over ! 5, 900 graders that will soon
follow. 1t is needless to say that at the
head OF this great enterprise stands alone
one man, James J. Hill. He it was that
projected and is carrying it all through.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
Parnell Appeals to America.

Lincoln, Neb., March 29.-The following
cablegram from Mr.. Parnell was received
by President Fitzgerald, OF the Irish. Amer.
lean league, to-day:
The coercion bill proposed in the house
OF commons is the eighty seventh since
the act OF union, eighty.seven
years ago. It is also the most
stringent, tyrannical and uncalled for by tho
state OF things in Ireland. Never before has
q coercion bill been proposed when crime
was so rapidly decreasing as compared
with previous years. The measure is
aimed against all open agitation, and ap-
pears to be expressly designed for driving
discomfort beneath the surface. 1t places
all public speakers, writer's and conductors
OF newspapers absolutely at the mercy Of
stipendiary magistrates holding their
Offices at the pleasure of the crown. Itcon.
dennis the Irish speaking peasant OF rack
rented Kerry to the tender mercies Of 4 pack.
ed jury OF Orangemen or anti-land leaguers
or a jury OF Englishmen at the Old Bailey in
London. The Liberal party, headed by
Gladstone, stands as one man against this
measure and will fight shoulder to shout.
der with us, in opposition to it, to the
last. 1t seems impossible to believe that
even the present house OF commons will
continue to follow the Tory government in
their mad course and good judges consider
the measure will break and ruin the cabi-
net We must, however. prepare for the
worst; and I confidently appeal to the
American people for sympathy and sup.
port which they have never withheld from
q people struggling for liberty.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Plans were opened in the Office OF the
secretary of tho navy for an arnored
cruiser and powerful battle ship under
authority conferred by the act of Aug. g.,
1886. Advertisements have been publish.
ed by the department in American and Eu.
rorean papers since August last inviting
the submission OF plans. In case plan ia
accepted the designer is required to make
any changes desired by the department
free OF expense; and the department agrees
to pay Sic. 900 for the design Of each type
OF vessel which may be selected from the
plans submitted. The general require.
ments for the armored cruiser are that It
shall have u double bottomed hull OF steel
with numerous water-tight compartments
at a ram bow and steel armored deck GOV.
ering the machinery, two thirds full-sail
power and a battery composed OF four
ten-inch and six six inch rifles and machine
guns. The armored battle ship is to be
substantially like the cruiser in hull, but
is to have a heavier battery composed Of
two twelve.inch and six six.inch guns and
a second battery.
The following is list OF the "boodle-s"
indicted at Chicago: George C.. Klehm,
Michael Was:erman. Michael Legion: J. J.
Mccarthy, William J: McGarigle. R: s.
MeClauehery, Henry vArnsll, Dan Wren,
Adam Oche. r. NJ. Oliver, Christian Cells,
Christian Casselman, Ed Phillips, J. S.
Hannigan, John E. Van Pelt, William
Harley, J. F. Carpenter, Michael Costello,
H. L. Holland. August Busse. Napoleon
Bar.aloux, Phillip Kelly, Patrick Maho.
ney, Loran ?. Crane, Joseph Buckley.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

1t may be presumed that the presi.
dent OF the United States knows how
much exercise he requires. Some OF
tho Washington reporters think they
know best.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07
OleO Not So Bad After All.

Washington Special: The popular no.
tions with respect to the extent OF butter
adulteration before the oleomargarine law
went into effect will not be sustained by
the Forthcoming report OF Prof. Wiley,
chairman OF the department of agriculture,
on this subject. The materials
for Prof. Wiley's investigation were
purchased in open market in all
parts OF the country, no intimation
being given in any case of the purpose for
which the purchase was intended. In no
instance was it found that an article sold
in the market as butter was entirely fraud
ulent, and not more than one in
three were adulterated. The adulter.
ated usually contained 80 to 40
per cent OF pure butter, the
remainder commonly consisting OF beef fat.
lard and cotton seed oil. Prof. Wiley de-:
votes some space to the consideration Of
the opinions of scientific men with regard
to the wholesomeness OF oleomargarine
and kindred compounds. He finds that
about nine out ofevery ten OF the scientists
who have expressed themselves declare a
belief that properly made oleomargarine
is unobjectionable and wholesome.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Halifax Special: Irish circles are much
excited over the indictment and personal
bribery found by the grand jury OF Victoria
county against John Costigan, minister oil
inland revenue. This is the first time in
Canadian history that cabinet minister
has been indicted for personal bribery. Mr..
Costigan is q recognized leader OF tho Irish
Canadians.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

, Congressman Randall says: "Yoa
may draw line within five miles oil
City Hall Park in New York, and the
vote will be cast there which will make
the next President"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

A dispatch dated at Spokane Falls.
WASH, March 81, was received by the In.
dian bereau from the Northwestern Indian
commission, stating A satisfactory agree.
ment has just been made with tho Occur
d'Alene Indians, who will accept their land
in saveralty and sell the remainder OF their
reservation. The commission will move
on at once to Sand Point to arrange with
the Pend d Oreilles, and messenger has
been sent up to the Calispell valley to ar
range with the Indians for a council. This
band and tho Kootenais, who are wander.
ing with them, are not under an agent, and
some difficulty will probably be experienced
in getting them to settle down.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul rail.
road freight department have issued a
through freight tariff OF rates from Milwau.
kee and common points and St. Paul and
common points. The new rates are as fol.
lows per 100 pounds: First.class, 80
cents; second, 20; third, 4S; fourth, So.
Car Loads-Flax, $23: wheat, -four, corn,
rye, oats. barley and millstutfs, SIS.
$50; sheep. $45, $50 and SIS; emierants'
movables, $45 per car. The rates named
will be considered as applying on cars OF
not less than 20 feet, but not exceeding 80
feet inches in length internal measure
ment.
In the house OF commons the debate on
the coercion bill was closed by a vote OF
361 to 253 and the first reading OF the
bill was agreed to without DIVISION Par.
nell's speech, which was one Of the best he
ever made, was unusually fiery in it's peoria.
ton. He com menced to speak in low, solemn
tones, and almost caused q sensation.
Gladstone and tho whole opposition fire.
quently applauded his remarks. The o.
position consider Balfour's case pulverized
by the speech.
A gentleman in Washington who has bad
especial reason to interest himself in the
condition OF OK Secretary Manning health,
has received personal advices from Eng.
land, confirming the worst reports yet pub.
lished. His informant asserts that the
ex-sscretary was not only not improved
by his voyage, but is decidedly worse
than he was before no sailed-worse
than whom he landed in England. His
friends have little hope Of his recovery.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

Wabasha county, late private Company
6, 9Th Minnesota volunteer infantry, has
been granted a pension dating from April
9TH, 1865, the arrears amounting to about
$500.
Gov. McGill appointed the Hon. E. Y,
johnson of Benson to act with the county
commissioners of Swift county in the mat,
ter of distribution of funds to tho suffer.
ers by the hail storms of last season.
Red Wing in $50, 900 to aid the Duluth Red
Wing & Southern-$25,0 600 to aid in con.
structing g. bridge across the Mississippi
and $25, 600 to aid in constructing that
portion OF the road between Red Wing and
Zumbrota-was discussed by the board Of
trade, and a resolution adopted that the
board was in favor OF such action.
At St. Cloud, John Offner and John
Berger were bound over to the district
court in $500, charged with attacking and
woundiug Charles Smith, q butcher, with q
slung shot.
Gov. McGill has appointed w. F.
Zwickey to the position OF game warden,
the Office created under the recent law pass
ed by the late legislature. The new ap-
pointee is we'll known in Polk county, hav-
Ing been sheriff of that county for six
years, and for the term ending Jan. 1,
1887. The duties of the Office require the
appointee to enforce all the provisions Of
the game laws OF the state and empower
him to appoint as many deputies as he
may deem expidient. There is No salary
povided, but Mr.. Zwickey is entitled to
receive all the fines and penalties imposed
Tor violation of the law. This, it is
thought, will amount to nearly or quite
81 500 a year.
Among the bills passed by the late legis-
lature is ono providing for bounty on
blachbirds and eophers which was not
mentioned in the publication OF titles to
additional bills. The bill provides for a
bounty Of cents on pocket gophers,
cents on other kinds OF gophers, 10 cents
per dozen for blackbirds killed in April,
May and June, and cents per dozen for
those killed in July, August, September
and October.
Col. Allen. the well-known Landlord OF
the Merchants Hotel, St. Paul, has sold
that establishment to F. r. Welz formerly
OF the Clarendon, and will retire from bust
ness.
st. Paul 10 to have q new opera house to
goot 100000,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-07

cry, and night fell on me again.
AS the hours crept on g. kind of mad
ness seized me; phantoms sprang up
from the pit and tempted me to plunge
below; horrible eyes glared on me. But
worse of all was the sound of water
purling rill flowing gently in my very
ears, trickIi,,g drop by drop in sweetest
music, horribly distant. Water! To
reach water l would willingly die; but
/ knew it was madness, so l resisted
the fiery thirst that would have me
release my hold and perish. Water!
Yes, there was water at the bot
tom of the shaft, fathoms deep below
my feet, but Icould only reach that to
die; and there was the water on the
fair earth, fathoms above me-water
should never see again.
grew dizzy-sick-bli1d. l should
have fainted-have fallen-died; but
as leaned my head against q lock,
felt as though a cold, refreshing hand
were LAID upon it suddenly.
1t was water! 1t was no Madness
it was water. A tiny stream trickling
through the bare wall ofrock, like dew
from heaven. Iheld forth my parched
tongue and caught the drops as they
fell; and as l drank my strength was
renewed, and hope and the desire for
life grew warm within me again. And
yet on this the second night of my i'm
prisonment cared not SO passionate
ly-1 looked not SO eagerly for succor.
My limbs were numbed, my brain
deadened; life was ebbing toward
death; shadow at times fell over my
eyes, and If held still to the hilt of
my sword. if my feet sought still the
ledge that rested them, they did it
mechanically from habit and not from
hope.
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